head to head
vs
In Sound MindvsMetroid Prime 2: Echoes
In Sound Mind leans Optimization (Pure Optimization); Metroid Prime 2: Echoes leans Optimization (Practiced Mastery).
In Sound MindMetroid Prime 2: Echoes
Axis by axis
Execution3 vs 4
Metroid Prime 2: Echoes leans harder on execution: lock-on combat, harsher but still forgiving aim
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization6 vs 6
Even - both lean on optimization about the same.
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.